Arber, A.

Herbals: Their Origin and Evolution, A Chapter in The History of Botany 1470-1670

Cambridge University Press 1990 xxxii, 358, 133 text figs. . PB. Vg.. Third edition, with an introduction by William T. Stearn.. [9780521338790]

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Book number: S53609

Catalogue: Botany,Herbals

Keywords: Herbal

Fuchs, Leonhard

New Kreüterbuch

Verlag Konrad Kölbl 1964 [36], 354, numerous illustrations. . HB. 4to (277x196mm), orig. quarter mock vellum, vellum patterned paper to boards, raised bands, gt title to spine in cloth and paper covered card slipcase. Vg. ex libris J.R. Kirkup FRCS, with his inkstamp to front pastedown. Kirkup is a retired orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in the history of medicine.. Facsimile reprint of Leonhard Fuchs' 1543 herbal. Born in Wemding, Bavaria, in 1501, Fuchs was a physician and botanist, and a leading figure in the late German Renaissance. He is considered a founding father of modern botany and is remembered in the name of the flower and colour; fuschia. Containing over 500 botanical illustrations, the New Kreüterbuch represents a notable advance in accuracy in botanical illutrations. It also included some of the first descriptions of plant species from the new world, including maize, potatoes, and tobbacco..

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Book number: S54180

Catalogue: Botany,Herbals

Grigson, G.

The Englishman's Flora

Folio Society 1955 478, frontis, 44 illus. . HB. 4to, cloth, leather title piece. D/w worn, torn with loss, but remnants retained. Good.. First edition. Illustrations from woodcuts from 16th century herbals..

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Book number: S50363

Catalogue: Botany,Herbals

Keywords: Botany; Herbal